Plan Ahead: Proactive Approach Can Help Communities Bounce Back When Disaster Strikes
By Craig Gooding and Craig Schuh, PE When people think of resilience, disaster recovery is often the first thing that comes to mind. But recovery is just that – bouncing back after disaster has struck. But what if communities took a proactive approach, so when disasters happen (and they will!), those communities can come back… Read More »
Tags: Community Resilience, Dam Monitoring, Infrastructure Planning, Mapping Services, Monitoring Program, Natural Disasters, Planning for Resiliency, Prepared Systems, Resiliency
Deadlines Approaching for $3 Billion in EDA American Rescue Plan Grants
By Scott Wilson, PSS, and Keely Campbell, PG It’s time to get serious about the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $3 billion funding infusion waiting to flow to local governments and other entities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Historically the EDA receives and distributes about $350 million annually to fund infrastructure… Read More »
Tags: American Rescue Plan Grants, Economic Resilience, EDA, Federal Grants, Finding Funding, Grant Applications, Grant Assistance, Grant Funding, Grants, Notice of Funding
Post-wildfire Stabilization: Flash Flooding and Mudslides
By Colin Barry, PG, CFM Large burning and loss of vegetation and groundcover caused by a wildfire has detrimental impacts to watersheds. With a wildfire, vegetation that usually absorbs precipitation and runoff is burned, which makes the affected area more vulnerable to flooding. Also, wildfires can “bake” the soil underground, making them temporarily impermeable, unable… Read More »